unvarying

adjective

un·​vary·​ing ˌən-ˈver-ē-iŋ How to pronounce unvarying (audio)
: not exhibiting change or variation : not varying
a steady, unvarying rhythm
an unvarying routine
unvaryingly adverb

Examples of unvarying in a Sentence

an unvarying dedication to the welfare of her community unvarying temperatures and humidity are best for the preservation of ancient artifacts
Recent Examples on the Web The series explains the basic values of sports commentary: An ability to convey the emotion of the moment, the personality of the commentator and their voice, and the danger of overwhelming viewers by an unvarying intensity of commentary. John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 The specifics may change, but her character's routine of love, work and fixing the misunderstandings that plague her in both arenas remains unvarying. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2024 For more than a century, progressivism’s unvarying agenda has been to concentrate power in Washington and concentrate most of this power in the executive branch. George F. Will, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Politically, the most obvious instance of this psychological habit was his unvarying insistence that something that might at first have looked like the criminal act of a faction -- for example, the Jacobins' seizure of power -- was in fact a national and universalistic movement. Patrice Higonnet, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012 Most of the iconic images of Reed frame a certain unvarying look: his big, blank, granite face; leather; shades. Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023 During the early months of the pandemic, many people complained that lockdown had caused their lives to take on the unvarying déjà vu of the 1993 film Groundhog Day. Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harper's Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021 That’s because its tone is a bit too unvarying. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023 The musicians often played unvarying figures for the duration of each song. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unvarying was in 1690

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“Unvarying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvarying. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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